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Spatial co-distribution of tuberculosis prevalence and low BCG vaccination coverage in Ethiopia.
Sci Rep
December 2024
School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia.
While bacille-calmette-guerin (BCG) vaccination is one of the recommended strategies for preventing tuberculosis (TB), its coverage is low in several countries, including Ethiopia. This study investigated the spatial co-distribution and drivers of TB prevalence and low BCG coverage in Ethiopia. This ecological study was conducted using data from a national TB prevalence survey and the Ethiopian demographic and health survey (EDHS) to map the spatial co-distribution of BCG vaccination coverage and TB prevalence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMolecular epidemiology of invasive group B Streptococcus in South Africa, 2019-2020.
J Infect Dis
December 2024
Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal meningitis and sepsis and an important cause of disease in adults. Capsular polysaccharide and protein-based GBS vaccines are currently under development.
Methods: Through national laboratory-based surveillance, invasive GBS isolates were collected from patients of all ages between 2019 and 2020.
Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom: a systematic review of the literature on uptake of, and barriers and facilitators to HPV vaccination.
Ther Adv Vaccines Immunother
December 2024
Faculty of Public Health and Policy, LSHTM, London, UK.
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide, with HPV and HPV-related diseases representing a substantial disease burden. HPV vaccination has reduced HPV infections and HPV-related diseases; however, there is growing evidence of delayed or refused vaccination due to a lack of trust in vaccines. Understanding the factors that impact vaccine uptake will allow the development and implementation of successful vaccination programmes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoverage of Recommended Vaccination Among Adult Patients With Asthma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Riyadh, SAU.
Introduction Asthma prevalence among Saudi adults aged 20-44 years in Riyadh is high, with 11.3% reporting physician-diagnosed asthma, exceeding rates in most countries using similar methods. In Aseer province, one out of five adults is estimated to have asthma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case-control study of risk factors for dog rabies in Northeast Tunisia.
Open Vet J
November 2024
Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Background: Since 2012, the northeast region of Tunisia has witnessed an increase in dog rabies cases, indicating a concerning emergence of the disease. Previous studies have indicated the widespread nature of rabies in northern Tunisia. However, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding regarding the associated risk factors.
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